An elderly woman had to be treated for smoke inhalation after a lounge went up in flames in her unit at Swansea. Two fire trucks were sent to Wallace Street in Swansea at 8.30 pm on Sunday night, following reports of a fire in an apartment. “Two trucks went down and found a small fire on her lounge,” a spokesperson for Fire and Rescue NSW said. “The lounge was on fire.” Fire crews quickly extinguished the burning piece of furniture. “It was all over in a couple of minutes,” the spokesperson said. Paramedics attended to an “elderly” occupant of the apartment. The woman was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, a spokesperson for Ambulance NSW said. She was not taken to hospital. Recommended stories: